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rough it
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to live without comfort for a while, for example when camping
Used when there is no hot water, bed or proper meals, usually for a short time and by choice.
In context
I like hotels, so I doubt I could rough it for a week in a tent.
Khoa and his friends roughed it on a beach in Phu Quoc, sleeping in hammocks.
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- a flying visita very short visit
- a fork in the roada point where you must choose between two different paths or decisions
- a home away from homea place where you feel as comfortable and relaxed as in your own home